Business Insider spoke to a boom operator about their responsibilities aboard a KC-135 tanker at a base in England.
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Fueling A Fighter Jet In Mid-Air
Experience the thrill of air-to-air refuelling as a C130 tanker meets a fighter jet in mid-air. Precision, skill, and teamwork come together in this high-stakes operation, where every second counts.
The Northrop Grumman E-2D airborne early warning and control aircraft has successfully conducted air-to-air refuelling work with three French military types. The work took place over the summer and ...
Aircraft that fly via propellers often require less fuel than fighter jets, which is one of the reasons the U.S. military still uses propeller-driven aircraft. Still ...
The Israeli Air Force conducts similar exercises with Greece multiple times a year to strengthen strategic ties and improve ...
An artist's impression of a KC-46 in Israeli service. (Israeli MoD) The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 20 August that it plans to order two more Boeing KC-46 air-to-air refuelling ...
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